May 26, 2007

[A] teenage boy rubs ketchup over his face like acne cream, then puts pickles on his eyes. One contestant chugs ketchup straight from the bottle, while another brushes his teeth, washes his hair and shaves his face with Heinz’s product. Often the ketchup looks more like blood than a condiment.

I think it's okay for a child to put ketchup on a hot dog. Not an adult though, I agree.

The hot dog itself is a pretty disgusting piece of garbage on a bun, not something to get snooty about as if they're pouring it on filet mignon. On the rare occasion I eat a dog I load it up with every condiment in sight, and most definitely some ketchup.

There's no accounting for taste. I like lots of condiments on my hot dogs. Sauerkraut, ketchup, mustard, pickle relish, chopped onions. But hold the chili and cheese.

Strangest thing you can do with ketchup? How about putting it on a toasted cinnamon bagel, topped with a slice of Havarti cheese. Not that I would ever do such a thing, but a certain picky eater I know came up with this combo. I look the other way.